Real-life 'Indiana Jones' seeks 'Ark of the Covenant'

'Biblical Mysteries' special claims to reveal location of revered artifact

Is the biblical Ark of the Covenant hidden in a former Egyptian temple in territory Israel is about to turn over to the Palestinian Authority?

That is the premise of a DVD documentary offered exclusively by WND and once aired on NBC. It's called "Biblical Mysteries: Ark of the Covenant."

In 2001, it was described by NBC as an "action-packed, one-hour documentary" in which biblical scholar and "modern-day 'Indiana Jones'" Mike Sanders journeys to one of the Middle East's most dangerous territories to find the elusive ancient ark that once held the stone tablets inscribed with the Ten Commandments.

Eventually led to a Palestinian-controlled village reputed to be a training ground for terrorists, Sanders gets set to uncover what would be one of the greatest archaeological finds of the age. The disappearance of the ark – which was constructed under strict instructions at the direction of God, as recorded in the book of Exodus – has confounded scholars for centuries, but Sanders believes he has found the sacred object buried at the site of a former Egyptian temple in Israel's volatile West Bank.

Sanders, who was born in Leeds, England, now resides in Irvine, Calif. He has published numerous academic works on Egyptology and biblical archaeology, in which he explains how simple errors previously made in Egyptian chronology have led to what he believes are inaccurate theories about certain archaeological findings. Sanders' extensive research has fueled fascinating new theories in the field of biblical archaeology. The special was produced by Union Pictures for Channel Four in the United Kingdom and Alexandria Productions, Inc. for NBC.